Fig was admitted to our hospital as an orphaned baby in the summer of 2022. Fig’s mother was hit and killed by a car. Fortunately, thanks to the quick actions of a Good Samaritan, Fig and her siblings were rescued from their dead mother’s pouch. Unfortunately, Fig sustained the loss of her tail, an important appendage for all opossums. Due to this injury, Fig is unable to be released to the wild. Fig is a crowd favorite on our education programs!
Opossums are North America’s only Marsupial! Marsupials are mammals who carry their babies in their pouch. Opossums can have as many as thirteen babies which will be protected by the pouch until they are about two months old and climb onto the mom’s back!
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Wildlife Center of Long Island (Formerly known as Volunteers for Wildlife) is a tax exempt 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization. Copies of our annual audited financial statements as well as annual IRS 990 and NY State CHAR500 reports can be accessed on the NYS Attorney General’s Charity website.
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